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Title: Comparative analysis of Nitrosococcus genomes; isolation, physiological and genomic characterization of the new ammonia-oxidizing species Nitrosococcus wardiae, strain D1FHST; and molecular studies towards a better understanding of ammonia-dependent chemolithotrophy
Author: Wang, Lin
Date Created: 2016
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Biology, Genetics
Description: Obligate aerobic chemolithoautotrophic ammonia-oxidzing bacteria (AOB) derive energy and reductant needed for growth solely from the oxidation of ammonia to nitrite thereby facilitating the process of nitritation. A strain of an ammonia-oxidizing ...

Title: Detrimental brain inflammation and the role of the interleukin 10 family members
Author: Burmeister, Amanda
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Resident brain cells recognize pathogens and can initiate and/or regulate inflammation. Indeed, we have shown that stimulated glial cells rapidly produce inflammatory mediators, followed by the late production of anti-inflammatory cytokines such a...

Title: Development of a Methanotrophic Alternative Daily Cover to Reduce Early Landfill Methane Emissions
Author: Adams, Bryn
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Microbiology, Environmental engineering, Environmental sciences
Description: Final covers, especially when supplemented with gas collection, are highly engineered systems to prevent landfill methane release into the atmosphere. However, some methane production begins even before open cells are covered and often well before...

Title: Diagnostic Ultrasound Assessment of Femoral Cartilage Health in Individuals with Patellofemoral Pain
Author: Jeon, Hyunjae
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Patients with patellofemoral pain (PFP) experience pain during or after physical activities. Recent evidence suggests PFP is not only a painful symptom which hinders daily activity but also a potential marker for future development of patellofemor...

Title: Dissecting The Salivary Gland: Epithelial-Centered Dysfunction in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Author: Noll, Braxton
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology
Description: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS) is an autoimmune disease of exocrine tissues causing dry mouth and eyes, mainly affecting women. A culmination of etiologic events leads to the loss of epithelial homeostasis resulting in the MMP9-mediated destruct...

Title: Dissecting functional differences in Hsp70 isoforms in nematostella vectensis
Author: Waller, Shawn
Date Created: 2018
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology
Description: Heat shock protein 70s (Hsp70s) are a highly conserved class of molecular chaperones that are involved in cellular processes in all organisms such as stress response, homeostatic maintenance, and cell cycle progression. The organism Nematostella v...

Title: Disulfide-trapped CXCL12-CXCL4 Chemokine Heterodimers Prevent Breast Cancer Progression
Author: Nguyen, Khanh
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs), i.e., 10-15% of diagnosed breast cancers, have a triple negative (Her/2-, ER- and PR-) phenotype and are the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer. TNBCs have a worst prognosis because of the high probabi...

Title: Dry Preservation of Germinal Vesicles: Development of a New Formulation to Preserve DNA Integrity Under Adverse Environmental Conditions
Author: Orozco Cabral, Joseph
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Bioengineering
Description: Advances in the cryopreservation of genetic material has revolutionized human reproductive medicine and animal conservation efforts. Despite many successes, oocytes have been more challenging to cryopreserve than sperm. Their large size makes it d...

Title: EFFECT OF CADMIUM AND SEASONALITY ON CRITICAL TEMPERATURES OF AEROBIC METABOLISM IN EASTERN OYSTERS, Crassostrea virginica Gmelin 1791
Author: Bagwe, Rita
Date Created: 2012
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Cadmium (Cd) and elevated temperatures are common stressors in estuarine and coastal environments affecting intertidal mollusks such as oysters. Cd and elevated temperature can raise the metabolic demands of oysters due to the increase cost of det...

Title: EFFECTS OF S-ADENOSYL-L-METHIONINE ON COLLAGEN EXPRESSION IN ACTIVATED HEPATIC STELLATE CELLS
Author: Thompson, Kyle
Date Created: 2009
Subjects--Topical: Biology, Cytology
Description: Liver fibrosis is defined as the excessive accumulation of extracellular matrix (ECM) components, which can disrupt the normal liver microcirculation and lead to injury. Unresolved, hepatic fibrosis can progress to cirrhosis, an end-state liver di...

Title: EFFECTS OF SILIBININ ON ETHANOL-MEDIATED HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PROGRESSION IN MALE AND FEMALE MICE
Author: Warner, Elizabeth
Date Created: 2011
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Ethanol is a significant risk for the development of hepatic cirrhosis and progression to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). While females are more susceptible to the deleterious effects of ethanol, the incidence of cirrhosis and HCC is significantly...

Title: EVALUATING BIOFLAVONOID INDUCED DNA DOUBLE-STRAND BREAKS AND CHROMOSOMAL TRANSLOCATIONS
Author: Goodenow, Donna
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Dietary bioflavonoids are a class of chemical compounds found in soy, fruits, vegetables, tea, coffee, wine, and dietary supplements. They are separated into 12 different sub-classes based upon their structure, however only six are dietarily relev...

Title: EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION OF ONCOLYTIC VESICULAR STOMATITIS VIRUSES IN CANCER CELLS
Author: Seegers, Sara
Date Created: 2019
Subjects--Topical: Molecular biology, Virology, Biology
Description: Vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) based oncolytic viruses are promising agents against various cancers. We have shown that pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cell lines exhibit great diversity in susceptibility and permissibility to VSV. Here,...

Title: Effects of External Biofeedback on Biomechanics and Ankle Joint Health in Individuals With Chronic Ankle Instability
Author: Torp, Danielle
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Kinesiology
Description: Individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI) often demonstrate abnormal biomechanical patterns which may be associated with the onset of posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). There is a lack of interventions capable of changing gait impairments...

Title: Examining the Contribution of the DNA Damage Response to Sepsis Survivor Myelosuppression
Author: Huff, Laura
Date Created: 2020
Subjects--Topical: Immunology, Biology, Pathology
Description: A large portion of patients who survive sepsis, a life-threatening hyperinflammatory response to infection resulting in organ dysfunction, experience a higher risk of mortality than non-septic patients. Innate immune cells of sepsis survivors exhi...

Title: Exploring the Immune System using Hybrid Cube Nanoparticles
Author: McMillan, Jessica
Date Created: 2021
Subjects--Topical: Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Biology
Description: Nano-sized cubes made from nucleic acid material (NANPs) are ideal scaffolds for therapeutic nucleic acids (TNAs). Both utilize sequence specificity through base-pairing, providing controlled strand interaction, stability, and targeted targeting d...

Title: External Focus of Attention Training to Mitigate Risk Factors Associated With Non-contact ACL Injuries
Author: Krysak, Sean
Date Created: 2023
Subjects--Topical: Biomechanics
Description: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury is one of the most common injuries in sport and brings with it life changing consequences. A considerable financial burden ($17,000) may be accompanied by strength deficiencies, mood disturbances and chronic...

Title: FACTORS SHED BY BREAST TUMOR CELLS, TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA CONVERTING ENZYME ACTIVITIES, AND THE GENERATION OF PRO-TUMOR MACROPHAGES
Author: Rego, Stephen
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: The role of the tumor microenvironment, especially of tumor associated macrophages (TAMs), in the progression and metastatic spread of breast cancer is well established. TAMs are activated in the breast tumor microenvironment to express primarily ...

Title: Fibroblast-driven Fibrosis and Inflammation in Breast Cancer Progression
Author: Samuels, Courtney
Date Created: 2022
Subjects--Topical: Biology
Description: Breast cancer progression is promoted by both local inflammation and fibrosis. Indeed,accumulation of fibrous collagen is an independent prognosis marker of breast cancer. However, the mechanisms underlying the interplay between fibroblasts, infla...

Title: Fungal Treatments for Lignocellulosic Bioconversion
Author: Giles, Richard
Date Created: 2013
Subjects--Topical: Power resources, Biology
Description: Four studies were conducted to develop an innovative application of fungal biopulping technologies to improve commercialization of lignocellulosic ethanol biofuel production using sustainable waste products. The first study focused on evaluation a...